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Chris Pershick, Scott Pasternak and Rob Martin (from left) are behind this year’s edition of the Potters House of Horrors in Surrey.

The Halloween attraction, located on 72nd Avenue, boasts two haunted houses this year. See story on page 4; for a more detailed story and more photos, visit Thenownewspaper.com. (Photo: ADRIAN MACNAIR)

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SURREY — When it comes to cultural events in the Lower Mainland, it’s no use to mince words: Vancouver, as the hub of much cultural activity, sees bigger turnouts and glitzier affairs than events in Surrey.

That’s why Surrey’s incarnation of the Hindu Diwali festival, which has been celebrated in Vancouver for 11 years, is enlisting the help of Rohit Chokhani, coproducer of Vancouver’s Diwali Fest, for a second year.

Chokhani, general manager of Touchstone Theatre on Granville Island, said Diwali Fest has enjoyed much success in Vancouver for the past 11 years, but the festival will see a full-day celebration for the first time in Surrey.

“Our organization (Diwali Fest) started 11 years ago,” Chokhani told the Now. “It started predominantly as a Vancouver event but we really wanted to expand our operations in Surrey.

Last year we did a dinner-anddance pre-event and then we did a small chai house in the Surrey Arts Centre and both were really well received…. This is our first year where we’re doing a full-scale main event in Surrey, in addition to Vancouver.”

The event, Diwali Downtown, will take place at Surrey’s new city hall on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 3 to 7 p.m., and will feature Bhangra dancing, henna, sari workshops and more. This year’s theme is “Unity in Diversity,” and Chokhani asserts that there will be inclusive, fusion elements to the traditionally South Asian festival.

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Shiamak Davar International dancers perform during Simon Fraser University’s annual Diwali gala in Surrey in 2012. (File photo: GORD GOBLE) on Thursday, Oct. 23.

“Our mandate has been focused on creating more fusion fun and actually branching out into other cultures because the Lower Mainland is so much about diversity,” he said. “Our goal is to attract people from various cultures and traditionally we’ve seen a lot of different cultures perform and how fusion forms evolve in our festival.”

One of those elements, he teased, would be a bhangra flash mob.

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The Diwali Fest organization benefited from the city’s cultural grant program for the 2013 events put on in Surrey, and will again for 2014’s Diwali Downtown festival, which will be free to the public.

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In conjunction with the festival at Surrey City Hall at centre stage is a drop-in festival by Surrey Libraries at Fleetwood Community Centre (15996 84th Ave.) on Saturday (Oct. 18).

The free event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. and will include henna, sari wrapping and games.

IndiGlam, a ticketed event happening the night before (Oct. 17), will kick off both Vancouver and Surrey’s Diwali Fests and will take place at Surrey’s Crown Palace Banquet Hall at 6 p.m.

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Acting as an opening gala, the evening will be a dinner and dance, featuring live music, a fashion show and dance performances by Shiamak Dance Group.

Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at Brownpapertickets.com.

Another Diwali gala, the seventh annual SFU Diwali Gala, will also take place at the Crown Palace Banquet Hall in Surrey.

The event will host important people in business, government and the community, as well as SFU alumni, faculty and students.

The gala raises funds to send SFU students to volunteer in Indian villages and cities. Tickets can be bought at SFU.ca/invite/diwali, for $64 per person or $520 for a table of eight.

White Rock’s Diwali Integration Festival will take place on Oct. 18 from noon to 8 p.m.

The Sanatan Cultural Society of B.C. is hosting the “festival of lights” event along the White Rock waterfront at West Beach.

Activities include local and international artists performing, singing, dancing, vendors, food, palmistry/astrology, face painting and fireworks at dusk. The objective of Sanatan Cultural Society is “to promote Indian cultural activities among fellow Canadians and create a spirit of multiculturalism.”

In North Delta, a Diwali celebration is set for Friday, Oct. 24 at Firehall Centre for the Arts, 11489 84th Ave. The all-ages event, to run from 1 to 6 p.m., will include rangoli, a chance to decorate and take home your own diya, henna tattoos and sweets.

Admission is $2 per person.

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NEWTON — With more than a decade in the scare business, Surrey’s Potters House of Horrors has got the act down-pat.

According to Chris Pershick, store manager and head of the successful Halloween season at the nursery, Potters sees about 18,000 to 20,000 people visit the attraction in its yearly three-week run.

This year, the 72nd Avenue nursery features two different horror haunts: the more tame circuit, “10,000 Screams,” with classic scares like snakes, vampires and two-headed hounds; and the gorier, more terrifying “Sikness,” which Pershick says is “not for the faint of heart.”

The House of Horrors, which is rebuilt from scratch each year, is a series of horrorthemed rooms, from Victorian gore to Medusa’s Lair to a blood-splattered butcher

shop complete with hanging heads.

“Everybody has to be having fun, there’s no point in just turning out the lights and everyone running around and screaming and saying, ‘I wanna get out of here.’ There’s no fun in that,” our macabre tour guide told us. “We go very, very heavy on safety, because it’s a big thing. It’s the safest event that we can make it and we take that very, very serious,” he said.

“Everyone comes out with a smile on their face and it’s a fun thing to do in this community.”

Potters House of Horrors opens daily at 5 p.m., with tickets during Family Hour at $10 per tour, or $15 for a two-house pass.

After 7 p.m., tickets are $13.99 or $25 for a two-house pass.

The event runs until 10 p.m. nightly until Friday, Oct. 31. Potters House of Horrors is located at 12530 72nd Ave. See full story and more photos online at Thenownewspaper.com.

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National award for Surrey teacher SURREY — Awardwinning teacher Tiffany Poirier had butterflies in her stomach Tuesday (Oct. 7) when she met Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

“It’s just such a momentous occasion, this whole trip here,” Poirier told the Now shortly before her return flight home to Surrey with a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

Poirier is among 17 national-level winners of the award this year.

Recipients and their families were flown to Ottawa for three days of special events, panels and ceremonies.

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“This elementary teacher is cultivating the next generation of philosophers and critical thinkers,” reads a note next to Poirier’s name on the list of awardees’ highlights.

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A Los Angeles visual effects company went bankrupt and took their huge Vancouver division down with them. Able Auctions will be selling the entire contents by way of public auction to the highest bidder. Over 250 visual effect computer workstations, over 400 large dell monitors, over 100 Herman Miller Aeron task chairs, 50 servers and all the rack mount equipment to go with them, a massive IP phone system, a Christie digital cinema projector, 200 tech desks and a lot more.

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Surrey’s first PechaKucha event focuses on public art

SURREY — While many Surrey residents have probably heard of Ted Talks, a global series of conferences that feature multiple speakers on subjects spanning techonology to brainpower, some might not yet have heard of PechaKucha, another multispeaker conference phenomenon that’s quickly picking up speed.

Meant to inspire attendees and share ideas in a 20-20 format – that is, share 20 slides for 20 seconds each – PechaKucha Nights are held around the globe on different topics.

While the inspiring talks have been happening in other Lower Mainland cities for years, this is a first for Surrey. On the docket for the city’s inaugural PechaKucha?

Public art.

“At (59) pieces of public art here in Surrey, we saw it as an opportunity to get the community excited about what we have

and what others are doing and just about public art,” said Anita Green, Surrey’s public art co-ordinator.

The city is currently working on its 60th piece of public art, an outdoor installation at the new Grandview Aquatic Centre.

The event in Surrey will feature Miriam Blume from Vancouver Biennale, Peggy Kendellen from Oregon’s Public Art Program and Bryan Lemos Beça and Steve DiPasquale from Surrey’s The Space of Difference interactive artwork on UrbanScreen, and more.

Surrey’s PechaKucha Night on public art takes place Thursday, Oct. 16 at Centre Stage at City Hall. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 604-501-5566 or visiting Tickets. surrey.ca.

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SURREY — With yearly bike maintenance averaging $300 to $800, compared with $9,000 for a car, Metro Vancouver is dramatically shifting gears in the way it commutes.

But biking’s economic benefits go deeper than the individual pocketbook, says Kosta ChatziSpiros of Urban Racks, a provider of innovative bicycle parking systems.

Urban Racks’ managing director suggests thinking even deeper by questioning whether multi-level underground parking will continue to be needed in our growing bike culture, when one car parking stall can accommodate 10 to 24 bicycles.

Presenting that kind of innovative idea to property owners, architects and developers has proven key to Urban Racks’ continuing growth. A private company founded in 2008, Urban Racks is stacking up success

– $1 million to $5 million in annual profits – in good part because of its argument that biking isn’t just greener, it’s more economical.

“If you’re a developer or a property manager, you really can convince your local government that I have fewer people who need (car) parking in this building.

Why do I need to build so much car parking? Can’t I just eliminate two floors and put in more cycle parking and less car parking?”

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Priced from $250 to $100,000 and up, Urban Racks’ products range from bike racks to free-standing bike parking structures.

So far the company has created more than 70,000 bike storage and parking spots, ChatziSpiros said. It’s “uniquely positioned” in Canada, while in the United States it is “competing with companies, like Dero, that offer this full-service approach.”

Based in Port Kells, Urban Racks has expanded to Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, Portland and Houston. The

16-member team focuses “on three things: listening, innovating and solving.”

The bike-culture sell is working in economic ways beyond saving on car parks, ChatziSpiros said.

Employers are seeing that “the overall health benefits of employees that get regular exercise from riding to work directly translate

into a more energized and healthier workforce with fewer sick days.”

(But more perspiration – leading Urban Racks to gently suggest showers as part of the property’s bike facilities.)

As ChatziSpiros notes, chuckling, it may not be enough “to smile our way through the day.”

Urban Racks managing director Kosta ChatziSpiros says his company is “uniquely positioned” in its market. (Photo: DOMINIC SCHAEFER)

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fter a relatively quiet start, the Surrey First campaign switched into high gear this past week with a succession of releases.

With the kids gloves clearly cast aside, the camp fired off a series of press releases with headlines like “Complacent not in the Surrey First Dictionary” in response to Barinder Rasode’s claim that they were sitting idle, and “Doug McCallum Late Again: City Already Bans Uber” regarding his stance on the rideshare company.

In the Rasode response piece, the former Surrey First member is blasted by her former party for seemingly dismissing the work done by the current council. Rasode had come out previously saying “Complacency has built a culture of neglect in Surrey,” in relation to the crime in the city.

In the Uber release, McCallum is criticized for promising to ban the ridesharing company from operating in Surrey as the company wouldn’t be able to operate under the city’s current bylaws. Last week, mayoral candidate Doug McCallum told the Now that if elected, he would ban third-party ridesharing company Uber from operating in Surrey. In turn, he received the endorsement of local cab companies.

However, the best zinger from Surrey First came in response to McCallum’s release of his eightpoint financial platform, which promised to put a two-year freeze on taxes, eliminate the Surrey City Development Corporation and cut the operating budget by three per cent, amongst other financial changes. “Please, Somebody Give Doug McCallum a Calendar” was Surrey First’s response, claiming McCallum was out of touch with how to run a modern Surrey.

The releases were in stark contrast to previous ones from Surrey First which mostly failed to address other candidate’s plans and ideas and instead attempted to paint a rosy picture of Surrey.

After taking what many deemed to be a lacklustre approach to what is arguably the province’s most exciting civic election, Surrey First seems to have found that same “fire in the belly” that prompted McCallum to enter the race, and are putting it to use.

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Stolen guitar, lyrics irreplaceable to me The Editor, An open letter to the thief who stole my guitar and song book from my car at Sungod Recreation Centre in North Delta: On the morning of Tuesday, Sept.

30, you broke into my blue van at Sungod pool and stole my acoustic guitar and backpack, which had my 50-page song book inside.

I am a 61-year-old retired pensioner who dreams of being a country music singer/songwriter. I have had this acoustic guitar for 40 years – a Degas, serial no. 4090204.

I have been working on my 50 songs for three years. This old guitar and song book are worthless to you, but

irreplaceable to me.

Before you throw them into a dumpster, please read my lyrics, which I think you will find inspiring and entertaining – and worth salvaging.

Please return my guitar and song book so I can share my music with the world. Please drop them off anywhere, then call CrimeStoppers (1-800-2228477) advising them of the location.

Next, perhaps the police can pick them up and return them to me. If you do this, then I can forgive you.

I can be reached via email, papiernikrichard@hotmail.com.

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sneak-preview of what to expect in the next provincial election campaign was on full public display at the legislature last week, and both the Opposition and the government came away feeling pretty good about their respective performances.

I’m referring to the first question period in months that featured the NDP trying to square off against Premier Christy Clark. The NDP still seems to have some pent-up rage about unexpectedly losing the last election and can’t seem to come to grips with the fact that Clark – who they belittled, scorned and dismissed out of hand, and for whom they continue to lack respect – actually beat them with the voters.

Given their first opportunity to fire questions at the premier, the NDP opted to focus on the very issues that likely propelled Clark to her win: LNG, mining, forestry and job creation.

NDP leader John Horgan and top lieutenants Bruce Ralston, Carole James and Shane Simpson all hammered away at her government’s record in these areas. They quoted – correctly – statistics and figures to back up their assertions that Clark has not delivered on her promises in any of these sectors.

Clark’s lofty promise to use LNG revenues to get rid of the sales tax and the provincial debt were ridiculed by the NDP (and the media, including this commentator) before the election, and that promise was hurled back at her last week.

So, too, was her government’s sorry job creation record. And they derided Clark for her “photo-op politics.”

Again, pretty much everything that was said before the last election.

This may explain why Clark, as the questions kept coming, seemed to start relishing the encounter. She realized she could use the NDP’s attacks as ammunition to make the main point of what will surely be her party’s campaign theme in 2017: her side does indeed promise economic miracles, and the other side does not.

The NDP’s attacks allowed her, again, to frame that party as “the party that says no” to natural resource projects, which her side vociferously support. Of course, her take on the NDP’s position is a gross generalization, but that is beside the point.

When it comes to effectively communicating a message, Clark is starting to remind me of another politician with a pretty good track record in this regard: former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

A brilliant new book (by a left-leaning historian) on the political ascendency of Reagan (The Invisible Bridge, by Rick Perlstein) provides plenty of evidence of how Reagan essentially talked “over” the heads of the media and his political opponents.

He was given to making wild exaggerations, simplistic solutions or just plain error-studded pronouncements. But he also continually delivered a hopeful message (no matter how ridiculous it sometimes seemed) that Americans clung to.

There are huge differences between Clark and someone like Reagan, of course, but their communication techniques seem similar in certain ways.

For example, during the recent teachers’

dispute, Clark referred in a seemingly off-hand remark about the teachers wanting “unlimited massages” as part of their benefits package.

Her assertion was flat-out wrong (which I, and pretty much every other media commentator, quickly noted) but I was amazed by how many people subsequently wanted to talk to me about why teachers thought they deserved unlimited massages.

Seemingly, the NDP left that question period Wednesday thinking they had just strafed Clark and left her badly wounded from their criticism. But, if anything, Clark seemed quite pleased by the showdown and her advisors told me they’d be quite happy to constantly argue about the economy with the NDP. Both sides think their respective “messaging” will win out with the voters.

The last election result showed, of course, that when it comes to the economy, Clark and the B.C. Liberals have more credibility than their opponents. New Democrats will have to establish their own credibility, while at the same time convincing enough people that Clark’s promises don’t add up.

But that may prove to be a difficult challenge.

They can quote all the statistics and studies they want, but the vast majority of voters don’t listen to them.

Instead, they appear to listen to lofty, hopeful rhetoric. The NDP can dismiss that notion – as they did during that revealing question period – but unless they can find a way to burst Clark’s bubble when it comes to making promises versus the reality of things (and they haven’t come close to doing that yet), the next election result may be a mirror of the last one.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Email Keith.Baldrey@globalnews

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Candidates must curb overdevelopment The Editor, Sustainable development is defined as meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations. Overdevelopment is characterized by a lack of public consultation and building with higher-than-appropriate housing density, without planning for necessary future infrastructure and services and the costs to maintain them.

City councils led by former mayor McCallum and current Surrey First Mayor Dianne Watts all too often preached the former and practiced the latter.

With high-density housing subdivisions spreading across Surrey like an out-of-control cancer, a mayoral candidate who is serious about sustainable development must be willing to curb overdevelopment immediately – because the current problems of a shortage of police on the streets and the disappearing tree canopy are potentially just the beginning of our troubles.

Gary Cameron, Surrey

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W at E r m a i n F L U s H i n g as part of the City’s maintenance program, the flushing of the watermains in the areas located between 56th avenue & 80th avenue & 120th street to 152nd street will occur from oct. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014.

Flushing of watermains is required to remove sediments and to maintain water quality. this may result in your water supply appearing cloudy due to the sediments. since some staining of laundry may result and some industrial processes may be affected, we recommend the following.

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GUILDFORD — Jay DeMerit is one of the few athletes who understand how hard it is for young soccer players to play at the highest level of professional soccer in North America.

The former Vancouver Whitecaps captain was the keynote speaker Thursday (Oct. 9) at Surrey Board of Trade’s 2014 Police Officer of the Year Awards, and mentioned the importance of bringing a United Soccer Leagues Pro team to the Lower Mainland.

“Having a USL Pro team for the (Whitecaps) is something I still feel is very important,” DeMerit told the crowd in his speech.

“The numbers are staggering how many kids we could turn into future Whitecaps.

It’s important to create that developmental foundation for these kids to grow from,” he mentioned.

In an interview with the Now, the former Watford Football Club central defender said Surrey was one of the first municipalities to approach the Vancouver club after the New Westminster proposal fell through.

“Surrey, by being such a large community, would be a great fit,” he said.

DeMerit, who represented the U.S. men’s national soccer team on 25 occasions, said bringing an affiliated club would allow young Canadian talent to flourish.

“For a club that has a big youth initiative, it’s important to nurture that and develop it,” said DeMerit. “The USL Pro is exactly the vehicle to do that.”

A Major League Soccer team didn’t pick the University of Illinois at Chicago alumnus in their annual player draft.

He had to start off his career taking a chance by moving to England in 2003 where he started playing for a semiprofessional soccer team in London.

The following year, DeMerit had impressed Watford FC, a professional

Former Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit speaks at the Police Officer of the Year awards gala Thursday (Oct. 9) in Guildford. (Photo courtesy Surrey Board of Trade) club who was in the second tier of English soccer.

However, if Chicago had a USL team, the Whitecaps ambassador said he might not have had to move away to pursue his dream.

“I didn’t get drafted (into) MLS. I didn’t even get asked to come to a USL team.

I knew I had to do it the hard way and I knew I kind of had to do it on my own because my opportunities were thin. That being said, if I had a USL team in Chicago or something like that, I might have stayed,” said DeMerit.

There are a lot of young players who train with the Whitecaps, but can’t crack the starting line up to get playing time, DeMerit noted. He said these players would benefit from the farm team, as it would give them meaningful games and experience playing at the professional level.

“The only way our youth is going to grow and really become first-team contributors in the time that we want them to as a club is to give them that experience in their first couple of years,” he added.

DeMerit also said the club wants to

“provide another path” for players to reach the highest level and that the infrastructure of professional soccer still has to be built across the continent.

“Soccer in North America is still very much in an adolescent phase,” DeMerit said. “The Whitecaps especially, in only our fourth year as a professional soccer team in the MLS, (has) a lot of growing to do.”

The ex-Whitecaps skipper also has a documentary of his rise to fame called Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story, which goes through his journey as a young player rising from the ninth tier of English football with Southall Football Club to representing the U.S. at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. DeMerit said the documentary, which was funded by a Kickstarter campaign, is more about chasing your dreams than soccer, and that it was weird the movie was being made before he announced his retirement.

“It’s a little bit strange to have a movie made about your life, but I understand the rarity of my story,” he added. kyle.benning@gmail.com

SURREY — The city’s top cops and volunteers were recognized for their hard work Thursday (Oct. 9) during the Police Officer of the Year Awards at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel.

The award winners are: Police Officer of the Year (Community): Cpl. Allison Douglas Cpl. Douglas is part of the Surrey Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (SCADA) and has been central to the success the coalition has seen.

Police Officer of the Year (Peers): Cpl. Nicole Noonan Cpl. Noonan has been Acting-Sergeant of the Youth Unit, which has three sub-units beneath it, for nearly 18 months. Noonan has participated in initiatives like Youth Week, Shop with a Cop, Code Blue, Outreach Project and the Think of Me (TOM) Campaign.

Volunteer of the Year: Linda Stromberg Cloverdale’s Linda Stromberg has been a Block Watch Captain for 13 years and makes sure her community is safe for her family and neighbours.

Auxiliary Constable of the Year: Auxiliary Constable Karen Summers Summers has dedicated 22 years to being an Auxiliary Constable and is called the “unsung hero” of the Surrey RCMP Auxiliary Constable program.

Arnold Silzer Community Policing Initiative Award: Special Constable Susan Caley Caley spends most of her time with people in the community who need it most: youth and seniors. She helps out in a number of programs.

Police and Business Partnership Award: Karen Klein, ICBC Road Safety Co-ordinator Klein always attempts to make streets safer by spearheading Joint Forces Operations initiatives.

Municipal Employee of the Year Award: Monica Prasad Prasad has become instrumental in building relationships between the City of Surrey, the RCMP and the community.

Police Team Award: Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT) The CCIT was created in order to lighten the load on Traffic Services members as well as conducting thorough investigations for victims and their families.

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In Surrey, there are five meetings planned so far.

They are as follows: Oct. 23: Mayoral Candidates Forum, 7 p.m. at Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus (#250-13450 102 Ave., Surrey). Host:

Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association.

Open to the public.

Oct. 27: Council Candidates Forum, 6:30 p.m. at Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus (250-13450 102 Ave., Surrey). Host: Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association.

Open to the public.

Oct. 29: Council Candidates Dialogue, 5:30

p.m. (registration), 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (panel) at Eaglequest Golf Course (7778 152 St., Surrey).

Hosts: Surrey Board of Trade and Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Open to the public (advance registration suggested). To register, call 604-581-7130.

Nov. 4: Mayoral Candidates Lunch, 11:30 a.m. (registration), 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (panel)

at Eaglequest Golf Course (7778 152 St., Surrey).

Hosts: Surrey Board of Trade and South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce. Open to the public (advance registration required). To register, call 604-581-7130.

Nov. 10: All candidates meeting, 6:30 p.m. in the Rotary Field House (14600 Rotary Wy., South Surrey Athletic Park). Host:

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Finally, in Delta, there are currently two meetings planned: Oct. 21: North Delta AllCandidates Meeting, 7 p.m. at Delta Pentacostal Church.

Host: Delta Chamber of Commerce and Fraser Valley Real Estate Board.

Open to the public.

Oct. 23: South Delta All-Candidates Meeting, 7 p.m. Cedar Park Church.

Hosts: Delta Chamber of Commerce, Delta Optimist and Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Open to the public.

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Police Officer of the Year Awards 2014 POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR – NOMINATED BY COMMUNITY Corporal Allison Douglas Corporal Douglas embodies the definition of hard work, commitment, dedication and being a team player. Since the inception of the Surrey Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (SCADA) in 2009, Corporal Douglas has played an integral part in forming this committee and has been the law enforcement voice to a City lead, community committee.

Corporate Douglas’ commitment and leadership in the education and prevention of domestic abuse in our community has been instrumental in the recognition of Surrey as being a leader in this field. Her strong sense to always do it right, even if it takes longer, is one of the reasons that SCADA has enjoyed the success it has. Allison’s personal passion and tireless commitment is evident in her serving on the committee. She has been involved in all aspects of the planning and coordination of all four of the SCADA Conferences that have been held in Surrey.

Her leadership in the area of community education on domestic abuse has been invaluable. Preventing abuse happening to another victim is her driving passion.

POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR – NOMINATED BY PEERS Corporal Nicole Noonan Quoted by colleagues as “the hardest working member”, Corporal Nicole Noonan successfully manages three units within the RCMP under a ‘youth’ umbrella. Nicole has been Acting-Sergeant of theYouth Unit since

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July 2013 and in that time has revamped the program. Her keen interest and dedication to supporting youth in the community, both in her work and personal environments is evident. She has participated in youth focused community initiatives includingYouth Week, Shop with a Cop, Code Blue, Outreach Project and theThink of Me (TOM) Campaign.

Additionally, there is an extensive list of extra initiatives that Nicole commenced and/or participates in.Though Corporal Noonan is extremely busy with her management duties as Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge, she is very much a part of the team. Leading calls and investigations, conducting interviews and supporting other members when needed, Nicole rarely leaves the office on time. Nicole Noonan is a dedicated law enforcement professional, with experience and expertise well beyond her years and service.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Linda Stromberg Linda Stromberg has been a Block Watch Captain for the past thirteen years for a neighbourhood within the Cloverdale community. Linda has shown to be an excellent communicator and not only keeps neighbours informed about crime issues and crime prevention tips, she also uses email as a forum to educate neighbours on community events, educational opportunities and community development. Linda was proactive in contacting the proper organizations to determine solutions and prevention. Linda’s community mindedness extends beyond her own neighbourhood. She is an active Lord Tweedsmuir Seconday parent, an advocate for youth issues within the school and the City of Surrey’s Parks and Recreation Department, a key member of the Cloverdale Community Association and she is the Board Chair for Surrey Libraries. Her volunteerism

is extraordinary and her ability to empower others to also get involved is an invaluable asset. She truly is making her neighbourhood, community and city a better place to live.

AUXILIARY CONSTABLE OF THE YEAR Auxiliary Constable Karen Summers As an Auxiliary Constable for the past 22 years, Auxiliary Constable Karen Summers is an unsung hero of the Surrey RCMP Auxiliary Constable program. She is a regular volunteer at many community events and is an Auxiliary Constable that can be counted on to assist when needed. Karen’s positive attitude and willingness to help drives her to not only succeed within her own life, but also contributes to her mentorship for new members to the Auxiliary Constable program.

If anyone has questions or concerns, she is always willing to assist and encourage success in others. She is also an advocate for Auxiliaries to ensure they know their rights and responsibilities. While her past achievements are truly exemplary, it is for her tenacity, dedication and leadership within the Auxiliary Constable program that she is nominated for this award.

ARNOLD SILZER COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE AWARD Special Constable Susan Caley On a daily basis, Susan meets with Seniors in South Surrey and participates in Seniors Advisory groups, the Peace Arch Geriatric Mental Health, Home Health, Focus on Senior forums, District 5 Senior SafetyTeam, Mature

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Police Officer of the Year Awards 2014 Drivers education courses, seniors scam/ fraud prevention strategies, and liaises with South Surrey businesses. Susan also attends monthly meetings withYouth Probation, meetings for child/youth committee, partners with Alexandra House and Youth café drop in, participates in Big Brothers/Sisters program, engages local elementary and high schools, engages local skateboarding community on safety, participates in Code Blue fitness program at local high schools, attends weekly meetings with aboriginal youth at Earl Marriot, participates in little buddy program, presentations to schools and youth community groups on stranger danger, I-Smart, when to call police, and she refers youth toYIP. Susan is known to all local youth who hang around the Blue Line (152 Street- 16th to 20th area). She is trusted and shows a genuine interest in their lives. Her dedication, energy, and passion are crucial for the well being of the South Surrey community.

POLICE AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD Karen Klein, ICBC Road Safety Coordinator Karen Klein is a committed partner always looking for new and differing solutions to road safety and auto crime prevention.

Always available and supportive of RCMP programs, Karen often spearheads new initiatives and Joint Forces Operations (JFO) around the issues of speed, impaired driving, distracted driving, and pedestrian safety. She performs this duty with a multi-agency and holistic approach, with the goal of educating, producing positive media for the Surrey RCMP and its volunteers. She motivates and engages volunteers and members alike.

Karen introduced Project SWOOP to Surrey

in the Spring of 2013. Project SWOOP has Community Policing volunteers from all five District offices as well as the Surrey Crime Prevention Society Speed Watch team hitting the roads along with Surrey RCMP Traffic members, Auxiliaries, the Fraser Valley Integrated Road Safety Unit, ICBC Road Safety team and City staff in each area of Surrey, to drive home the fact that speeding and high risk driving behaviours are dangerous and they increase the probability of being involved in a crash.The initiative is gaining momentum, enthusiasm and popularity from the participants involved. In an often challenging and unstable environment due to member resources, Karen successfully coordinated all the players to make Project SWOOP a success in Surrey.

Staff Sergeant Scott Campbell and SBOT CEO Anita Huberman at the 2013 Police Awards

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD Monica Prasad Monica Prasad works at Surrey RCMP Detachment as the Diversity Coordinator for two years. Prior to this role, Monica worked as a Victim Service Caseworker and filled various term positions as an Information Officer and Records Clerk. As the Diversity Coordinator, Monica is responsible for developing and implementing diversity programs at the detachment and in the community. She organizes and participates in community and cultural celebrations such as the Vaisakhi Parade, Rakhi, and Surrey Welcoming Community events. Monica also teaches and leads NewcomerTours and Introduction to Policing to Canada workshops for community partners and new residents.

Monica is instrumental in enhancing diversity relationships and building partnerships

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between the City of Surrey, the RCMP, and the community. Monica serves on various community committees, including the Welcoming & Inclusive Committee, the BC Law Enforcement Diversity Network and in two short years, is the Chair of the Surrey & Delta Intercultural Council.

Monica participates on project teams that promote crime prevention and community engagement in the city, including the Stop Bullying film competition, the Surrey RCMP Police Open House, the Rakhi Project and Surrey Steps Up.

POLICE TEAM AWARD Surrey RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT) The objective of the Criminal Collision InvestigationTeam (CCIT) is to provide quality service and a high-end work

product for all serious injury and fatal collision investigations. CCIT is continually evolving their investigative techniques to gather the most evidence possible leading to an extremely high solve rate. They are now applying these techniques to unsolved historical criminal collision files, and making great progress. CCIT members are committed to conducting thorough investigations, not only for the victims, but for the families of the victims, and to ensure that innocent parties are cleared of any wrongdoing. Since the inauguration of the CCIT team, remainingTraffic Services members have been able to concentrate on traffic related enforcement and education initiatives, which has resulted in a decrease to the number of fatal and serious injury collisions by almost 50 per cent. It is the perseverance and tireless energy of this team that has led CCIT to suspects in all but one of their 144 files to date.

Police Officer of the Year 2014 The Surrey Board of Education thanks the Surrey RCMP for its support and partnership in district initiatives that make schools safer and students more successful.

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PARTIAL PROCEEDS GO TO: In 2003, the Surrey Board of Trade Police Officer of theYear Awards began to focus on youth, with a donation given to the Lower Mainland RCMP Youth Academy.The academy is based upon a strong partnership between members of RCMP detachments and school districts from the Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver and Coquitlam areas. Under the direction of RCMP Officers, Grade 11 and 12 students go through the rigors of the day parallel to that of an RCMP cadet in-training.The itinerary

for the academy ranges from basic drill instruction to methods of apprehending criminals to court of law procedures.The days are long and mentally demanding.

The experience continues to make an incredible impact on students, giving students a far better insight into the role of a police officer in a community.

City Council invites you Congratulations and to all your of the 2014 Police family to Officer the enjoyofthe Year Winners Cloverdale & Nominees!

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INFORM Surrey civic election

Political opponent cries foul after Surrey First signs erected Amy Reid

Now staff Twitter @amyreid87

SURREY — With the nomination period now closed, election signage will now begin to take over city streets.

Last week, mayoral candidate Barinder Rasode cried foul after seeing Surrey First election signage up before city guidelines state they can be installed.

Rasode said she received a number of calls from residents about the Surrey First signs on Thursday. She sees the advertising as a “blatant disregard” for the rules and believes it gives the party an unfair advantage.

Surrey’s Political Sign Removal Guidelines state signage may be erected after the close of nomination period, which is set for Oct. 10 this year.

But in Surrey’s Sign Bylaw #13656, there’s

no mention of the date the signs are allowed to go up. It does say signs are to be removed within 14 days following the election.

Jane Sullivan, Surrey’s city clerk, said in an email that the guidelines are “recommendations.”

Sullivan was aware signs were going up Thursday but said, “however as this is not in contradiction to legislation nor a bylaw infraction, they would not be removed.”

When contacted, Surrey First said it was the team’s understanding the rules were guidelines.

White Rock’s sign bylaw states no municipal sign can be displayed for more than 30 days before the date of the election.

In Delta, the bylaw states signs are not to go up prior to Oct. 16 for this year’s election.

Voting day is Nov. 15.

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SOUTH SURREY — Where’s the new business opportunities in renewable energy in B.C.? The answer to that, my friend, is blowing in the wind. Literally.

Endurance Wind Power welcomed the public Thursday afternoon to their brand new 40,000square-foot wind turbine manufacturing plant in Grandview Heights, Surrey.

With growing sales in the UK, US, Italy and Canada, Endurance has installed 750 wind turbines around the world to date.

“This year alone, we’ve created 80 new jobs at Endurance, 40 of them right

here in the Lower Mainland,” said Glenn Johnson, CEO of Endurance. “These are new, clean energy jobs that help grow the cleantech manufacturing base in B.C. and increase the adoption of distributed energy from wind power.”

Johnson added the company is creating valuable jobs here in Surrey by driving the growth of cleantech manufacturing for export around the world.

“I remember seven years ago when Glenn (Johnson) and his company of six employees in Grandview Heights began and… to see this company grow as

significantly as it has is really quite remarkable,” said Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, who was on hand with the rest of municipal council for a tour of the facility.

Watts said the City of Surrey now boasts 10 per cent of the cleantech companies in the province.

During her speech she also announced that a Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre will be established in Surrey in conjunction with Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The centre will directly support 18 cleantech startups across the province.

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INFORM Surrey civic election

Rice to run for mayor, cop to join Rasode Amy Reid

Now staff Twitter @amyreid87

SURREY — In what is expected to be the most exciting election race in Surrey in the last decade, there’s no shortage of choices.

The seventh mayoral candidate jumping into the race is Grant Rice, who ran for a council seat under the left-leaning Surrey Civic Coalition banner in the 2008 and 2011 elections.

“It was a last-minute decision based on frustration based on what’s going on in our political scene,” he told the Now Friday morning of his decision to run for the city’s top job. “I can’t stand it, I have to do something,” he added.

Rice is a regular face at city council meetings. A founding member of the Surrey Urban Farmers Market, Rice is a local food activist who fights for the protection of farmland.

“I have been appearing before council for over a decade, advocating for environmental protection, better transparency and fiscal

responsibility,” Rice said.

He has volunteer experience with the Surrey/White Rock Food Action Coalition and currently works for a farmer’s market and a food security organization.

Rice says he cares most about environmental and social justice issues.

“Too often, our city’s trees and green spaces are sacrificed for profit,” he said.

“We live in a city that is growing fast, and politicians have lost sight of what attracted citizens to Surrey in the first place.”

While he acknowledges crime as an important issue, and one that is top of mind for residents, he said there’s a lot more to talk about, including transportation, affordable housing, bylaw enforcement, food security and more.

On the crime front, Rice thinks an integrated metropolitan police force needs to be discussed.

And if elected, Rice plans to would redirect secondary suite fees toward building rental housing. “This will include changing the focus of the Surrey City

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Development Corporation, and divesting the SCDC from riskier ventures,” he noted.

As well, he hopes to develop a Surrey food policy.

“I propose that Surrey offer land, staff support and low interest financing for a food hub co-operative in the Newton Town Centre,” he said.

Declared mayoral candidates thus far are Rice, Linda Hepner, Barinder Rasode, Doug McCallum, Vikram Bajwa and John Edwards.

John Wolanski has filed his nomination papers to run for Surrey mayor but has not yet responded to the Now’s request for an interview.

While Surrey had two slates in 2011, there are at least four this time around: Hepner’s

Surrey First, Rasode’s One Surrey and Doug McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition.

And former Surrey MLA Brenda Locke is running as TeamSurrey with commercial realtor Stephen Gammer.

While Rasode told the Now about her team earlier this week, she’s since announced the final member of One Surrey: a Vancouver Police Department officer with more than two decades of experience.

Kal Dosanjh served 15 years as a patrol officer and recently transferred to the investigative division as a detective. For the last eight years, he’s served in the Downtown Eastside.

Dosanjh has received policing awards for his performance. He currently serves on a number of community organizations including the BC Human Rights Coalition and SOAR Philanthropic Society.

Dosanjh says he is dedicated to empowering and inspiring youth and has spent years raising awareness about how sports and fitness can help divert kids from drugs and gang life.

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Locke said Friday the two-person Team Surrey is about, “a safer city, a stronger city and an accountable city.”

After announcing her intentions to run in April, Locke told the Now she wants to see a cohesive vision of Surrey as a whole, rather than a handful of community hubs.

She’s also concerned about the gentrification of Whalley, and wants to see more social issues addressed in Whalley and Newton in particular.

“I’m very concerned about what has been going on with Whalley and the inaction that I see, and the growth of the homelessness issue in Surrey. That’s a big problem to me.”

Locke said if elected, she would also fight for more ice arenas and opportunities for Surrey youth to participate in hockey, curling and other ice sports.

While Gammer hasn’t run for office, Locke said he has been involved in her campaigns in the past, and was involved in the Surrey Electors Team as well.

Locke served as Liberal MLA for SurreyGreen Timbers from 2001 to 2005. Among other duties, she served as Minister of State for Mental Health and Addictions Services.

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“We want to be that sober second thought on council as well,” Locke said. “A council that is dominated by one slate is not Brenda Locke healthy.”

Locke said Gammer, a commercial realtor, has a background in the social services sector through involvement in drug and addictions issues as a director of a not-for-profit.

And in addition to slate council candidates, there are a variety of independents who have filed nomination papers according to Civic Info BC as of 3:30 p.m. Friday: Saira Aujla, Tanvir Bhupal Cliff Blair, Obi Canuel (Surrey’s “Pastafarian”), Nav Dhanoya, Fiona Dionne, Rita Elvins, Shawn Francis, Gary Hoffman, Jas Dhillon, Jim McMurtry, Martin Rooney,and Rick Scorsese.

The nomination deadline for all candidates was Friday, Oct. 10, after the Now’s deadline.

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INFORM Whalley

Mission hosts ‘Connect Day’ Amy Reid

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October 18 & 19 2014

WHALLEY — From food to haircuts to vet care for pets, Surrey Urban Mission is bringing services together under one roof for the eighth-annual Connect Day this Wednesday (Oct. 15) for those in need.

“It’s for people who are living in poverty, to come and connect to a variety of different resources they may not be connected to on a regular basis,” said the mission’s executive director Jonquil Hallgate. “Often if you don’t have extra pennies, these are the types of things you skip.”

Connect Day is held in conjunction with Homelessness Action Week, which runs from Oct. 12 to 18, and is sponsored by a number of bodies.

For Hallgate, the event is about being a good neighbour, as well as raising awareness.

“It helps keep the issue of homelessness and poverty out in the forefront,” she said.

In addition to providing food and personal services, the event will feature resources such as health care, flu shots, service providers and more.

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Connect Day at the mission’s new location, at 108th Avenue and King George Boulevard.

The new location is working out well, Hallgate said. “We’re way more noticeable on this corner,” she noted.

The mission has seen an increase in terms of volunteers as well as users of its services.

“It’s huge. Before, a maximum number we would see at a meal would be 120. Now we see up to 300,” Hallgate said. “And we’re serving five meals a week.”

She believes that increase is due to being more visible, but also due to an increase in those that require their services.

“It’s just a sign of the times. A lot of people are really struggling, rents are high and people don’t have a lot of spare income….

Often there’s not money left for food,” she said, explaining that while many might assume the mission caters to the homeless, they’re actually the minority of the people it helps. Many seeking its services are parents with young children, families struggling to make ends meet and newcomers or refugees – people living in poverty or on the brink of homelessness.

Connect Day will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15 at 10776 King George Blvd.

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SFU receiver finds success on defense Kyle Benning

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BURNABY – Bibake Uppal has been part of Simon Fraser University’s football team for the past four years, but is only now getting a chance to showcase his skills.

The Earl Marriott graduate was listed on the roster as a wide receiver, but found his name further down the depth chart than he wanted.

“This is my fifth year here now,” said Uppal. “I played four years as receiver and I was kind of stuck behind a couple guys and there were some things I needed to improve on as a receiver.”

The six-foot-two-inch communications major said he believed he was capable of starting at the NCAA Div. 2 level, but found his opportunities extremely limited.

“I felt I wasn’t making a lot of progress there. I felt like I was athletic enough to start at this level and I just wasn’t getting the shot with the previous coaching staff at receiver,” he added.

This offseason, Uppal decided to try playing in the secondary and it worked out just as he wanted.

Since moving to defense, he has been named one of the starting cornerbacks for The Clan and is used in all of their base plays.

He admitted it took a few games for him to adjust to playing cornerback at game speed, but in SFU’s first win against Dixie State (Oct. 4), Uppal finished the game with six total tackles and his first career interception.

The pick resulted in The Clan kicking a 43-yard field goal to put them up 26-13 to “ice the game” with six minutes remaining.

SFU rode out of Utah with a 29-19 win.

Abe Elimimian – SFU’s defensive coordinator – said for Uppal to continue his

SFU’s Bibake Uppal, an Earl Marriott Secondary grad, decided to play cornerback instead of wide receiver this season. He said he realized that he was a little further down the depth chart and made the change to get more playing time. (Photo: KYLE BENNING) success in the secondary, he has to stay confident and become more familiar with the position.

“He has not played cornerback until this year, so there has been a learning curve. I think last week the process switched over where he started understanding what we’re expecting of him,” Elimimian said.

The defensive coordinator spent last season as the cornerback coach at Washington State University, who play NCAA Div. 1 football in the Pacific-12 Conference.

Elimimian added that the interception will only give Uppal more confidence and will push him to continue working hard.

“After the game, (Uppal) said, ‘Continue to push me.’ I said, ‘Damn right I’m going

to push you because at the end of the day, we’ve got to get this right.’ I’m trying to make him the best player he can be,” the former San Diego Charger and Chicago Bear said.

Jacques Chapdelaine, The Clan’s head coach and offensive coordinator, said that Uppal came up to him and asked to be moved to defense when Chapdelaine agreed to take the job with SFU in February.

“He was listed as a receiver, but he came up and asked to move to the defensive back position. We needed some people and he said that he hadn’t played that much as a receiver.

“I thought that was pretty mature of him to be able to assess himself and say, ‘But I

think I can help the team as a (defensive back),’” said Chapdelaine.

The former B.C. Lions offensive coordinator said when the coaching staff saw Uppal play corner, they believed he could instantly be a starter and now believe he could play professionally.

“There (aren’t) too many guys of his size and his ability to do things defensively.

Certainly there’s optimism for him looking at the next level and the opportunity is there,” the head coach said.

Chapdelaine said he would be shocked if teams weren’t currently taking a closer look at Uppal.

“Having played receiver will help him because he’ll have a better understanding of offenses. I can see him being a very good safety in the CFL,” he said. “He’s rangy, he’s got good height, he’s got good size and he can be physical as well.”

As for the former Mariner wide receiver, he’s just taking it one game at a time. He’s satisfied with the hard work he put in over the offseason to learn a new position and said that making it to the next level would be “huge.”

“I want to keep playing for as long as I can whether that be in the CFL or whatever it may be,” Uppal said. “Playing in my senior year (was) pretty important for that to happen.”

There are three other local players on SFU’s roster: sophomores Del Ingvaldson (defensive back, from Earl Marriott Secondary), Christian Berger (wide receiver, Lords Tweedsmuir Secondary) and junior Nikolai Karpun (punter, Sands Secondary).

This weekend, The Clan play host in a 1 p.m. kick off to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Hardrockers on Oct. 18 at Swangard Stadium.

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Scientific research conducted over the last few decades has shown that human cells heal better and faster when the right wavelengths of light energy get delivered to them.

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Cold Laser Therapy targets injured cells, resulting in elimination and prevention of pain, reduction of inflammation and swelling, and improved range of motion. Laser therapy does not just mask the pain, it actively stimulates healing to resolve musculoskeletal conditions for the long term.

The Bioflex Cold Laser Therapy system is a three step process, each using a different wavelength of light. The first step uses a red light pad at 660 nm, which gets absorbed by the cells of the skin and underlying superficial layers of muscle. The second step uses an infrared light pad at 830 nm, reaching deeper into the muscle layers, as well as the tendons and ligaments. The third step includes an infrared laser wand at 840 nm that is placed specifically on the affected areas by a trained laser therapist. This light is very concentrated and targets the deepest affected structures, stimulating healing in and around affected ligaments, cartilage, joints, and even bone.

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Ms. M. had suffered for a long time from osteoarthritis in both of her knees, leading to increasingly debilitating levels of pain. She was having great difficulty walking for longer periods of time as well as going up and down stairs. Sleeping through the night had also become a problem, because the pain would wake her. It came to be normal for her to rely on painkillers to help her function on a day to day basis.

Over the years, she had undertaken numerous therapies and treatments to stem the tide of increasing pain without much success. Even full knee replacement surgery on her left knee only helped to a degree, leaving her with significant discomfort in the replaced knee even well after the expected post surgical healing time.

After Ms. M visited us at Solaj Wellness Centre to learn more about Cold Laser Therapy she decided that she would give it a try on her right knee (the knee that had not yet been replaced), in the hope that she might be able to avoid knee replacement surgery on that knee.

After the first four treatment sessions, Ms. M. was experiencing significantly less discomfort in her knee and she could finally sleep throughout the night without being woken up by pain. And after just two weeks of treatment sessions, she stopped taking pain medication altogether. Having had to take painkillers on a daily basis for years and putting up with their unpleasant side effects, being able to discontinue her daily painkiller regimen was another true milestone moment for her.

As she continued her treatments, Ms. M.’s knee continued to show meaningful improvement.

Soon she was able to take longer walks with her husband along the beach. And she even started to ride the recumbent bike to help regain the strength in her knee. After 15 treatments over an 8 week period, Ms. M. was able to stop her treatments. She had virtually no knee pain, had continued to stay off pain medication and was able to become more active than she had been in years.

When Ms. M. came back to Solaj two months after her last treatment for a check-up and “refresher” treatment (commonly suggested for those with significant arthritis), she continued to have no pain in her knee and she has been able to keep up with her new, increased level of physical activity.

A little while later, we received this email from Mrs. M:

Email from Mrs. M: “I had become very despondent after a number of years with extremely painful arthritic knees. One arthroscopic procedure and one complete knee replacement later I continued to deal with one extremely painful arthritic knee that did not require replacing and remained dependent on prescription pain medication in order to function on a very basic level.

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WHITE ROCK — City hall has a new neighbor in the White Rock BIA after the organization recently moved into its new office at 1174 Fir St. Owned by the city, the building is also home to media company Brabeia Inc., and is located on the same city block as city hall, the fire department and the library. The site was a former church building before the city took ownership of it in recent years.

“Our new office is a welcoming and professional space that will enable us to hold workshops, meetings, and receptions. We are very pleased to be able to share space with our colleagues at Brabeia Inc. and be near to our valued partner, the City of White Rock,” said BIA president Lynne Sinclair in a release. “We are hoping the new office location will ultimately grow into a business development hub in close proximity to City Hall.”

Lynne Sinclair The BIA also recently held its Annual General Meeting, during which the 2014-2015 board was elected. Current members carrying on are Laura Cornale, Pam Montgomery, Terry Ross, Shelly O’Brien, Lynne Sinclair, Sharon Greysen, Ernie Klassen, Susy Tucker and Janet Wait. New to the board are members Jeff Wong of Swirl Wine Store and Sandy Saran of Force Properties.

“Our Board of Directors is a diverse, hard-working and dedicated group of business people who dedicate hundreds of volunteer hours for the betterment of White Rock,” said Sinclair. “I am confident that with their leadership we will succeed in building a strong business brand for White Rock in order to better meet the needs of our members, residents, and visitors.”

Meanwhile, Sinclair will also be taking a leave of absence as she runs for a spot on council in the upcoming civic election.

“I am really looking forward to the discussion of issues that matter to White Rock voters,” she said. “I love White Rock and hope I get a chance to work with the new council for the betterment of our community.”

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SURREY — While many Surrey residents have probably heard of Ted Talks, a global series of conferences that feature multiple speakers on subjects spanning techonology to brainpower, some might not yet have heard of PechaKucha, another multispeaker conference phenomenon that’s quickly picking up speed.

Meant to inspire attendees and share ideas in a 20-20 format – that is, share 20 slides for 20 seconds each – PechaKucha Nights are held around the globe on different topics.

While the inspiring talks have been happening in other Lower Mainland cities for years, this is a first for Surrey. On the docket for the city’s inaugural PechaKucha? Public art.

“At (59) pieces of public art here in Surrey, we saw it as an opportunity to get the community excited about what we have and what others are doing and just about public art,” said Anita Green, Surrey’s public art coordinator.

The city is currently working on its 60th piece of public art, an outdoor installation at the new Grandview Aquatic Centre.

The event, which takes place on Thursday, Oct. 16 at Surrey City Hall’s Centre Stage, will feature

Centre Stage cultural production co-ordinator Neil Scott at an event launching Surrey’s PeckaKucha Night series.

Miriam Blume from Vancouver Biennale, Peggy Kendellen from Oregon’s Public Art Program and Bryan Lemos Beça and Steve DiPasquale from Surrey’s The Space of Difference interactive artwork on UrbanScreen, and more.

Green said PechaKucha is unique in that it’s cheaper than a Ted Talks event and that the format lends to a fast-paced dialogue – much like modern communication itself.

“The first PechaKucha night was held in Tokyo in February 2003, and so the format was set then and it’s just spread all over the world – so it’s

about time it came to Surrey,” Green noted.

“It’s really a great way to share information and allow people to do it in that format, because society’s is getting pretty fast-paced, and that’s a fast-paced way of doing it and to cover a lot of areas and involve a lot of people,” she said.

Surrey’s PechaKucha Night on public art takes place Thursday, Oct. 16 at Centre Stage at City Hall. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 604-501-5566 or visiting Tickets. surrey.ca.

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SURREY — With yearly bike maintenance averaging $300 to $800, compared with $9,000 for a car, Metro Vancouver is dramatically shifting gears in the way it commutes. But biking’s economic benefits go deeper than the individual pocketbook, says Kosta ChatziSpiros of Urban Racks, a provider of innovative bicycle parking systems.

Urban Racks’ managing director suggests thinking even deeper by questioning whether multilevel underground parking will continue to be needed in our growing bike culture, when one car parking stall can accommodate 10 to 24 bicycles.

Presenting that kind of innovative idea to property owners, architects and developers has proven key to Urban Racks’ continuing growth. A private company founded in 2008, Urban Racks is stacking up success – $1

million to $5 million in annual profits – in good part because of its argument that biking isn’t just greener, it’s more economical.

“If you’re a developer or a property manager, you really can convince your local government that I have fewer people who need (car) parking in this building.

Why do I need to build so much car parking? Can’t I just eliminate two floors and put in more cycle parking and less car parking?”

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“And by the way, doesn’t that feed nicer into transit, because when you’re on a bike you might go some of the way and transit the rest of the way?”

Priced from $250 to $100,000 and up, Urban Racks’ products range from bike racks to freestanding bike parking structures.

So far the company has created more than 70,000 bike storage and parking spots, ChatziSpiros said. It’s “uniquely positioned” in Canada, while in the United States it is “competing with companies, like Dero, that offer this full-service

Urban Racks managing director Kosta ChatziSpiros says his company is “uniquely positioned” in its market. (Photo: DOMINIC SCHAEFER) approach.”

Based in Port Kells, Urban Racks has expanded to Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, Portland and Houston.

The 16-member team focuses “on three things: listening, innovating and solving.”

As well, the company advocates in communities for regular cyclists, not just the diehard

enthusiasts.

“The hard core, as you and I know, they’ll ride in any weather, no matter what, and whether there’s parking or no parking, they don’t care. That’s such a small, select group of people. How about the rest of us who aren’t as hard core? We need infrastructure. We need a safe place to put our bike.”

With the recent police report of a 13 per cent spike in bike thefts this year compared to 2013, putting up a chain-link fence suddenly seems a lot less adequate.

Ditto the street-furniture practice of placing sidewalk racks that owe more to art than security.

For developers and property owners uncertain about what structure to invest in, Urban Racks offers Bike Parking 101 sessions.

ChatziSpiros stresses that his team listens as much as it teaches.

The bike-culture sell is working in economic ways beyond saving on car parks, ChatziSpiros said. Employers are seeing that “the overall health benefits of employees that get regular exercise from riding to work directly translate into a more energized and healthier workforce with fewer sick days.” (But more perspiration – leading Urban Racks to gently suggest showers as part of the property’s bike facilities.)

As ChatziSpiros notes, chuckling, it may not be enough “to smile our way through the day.”

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WHITE ROCK — The race is on for the White Rock mayor’s chair.

While current Mayor Wayne Baldwin seemed poised to win by acclamation going into the 2014 civic election, a quick filing of paperwork Thursday led to a new challenger arriving on scene.

That challenger is David Bradshaw, a resident who’s appeared before council in the past and wasn’t satisfied with what he saw at city hall.

“Democracy is all about choice and I think the community deserves a choice, that’s why I’m running,” he said. “If there’s an acclamation it means the electorate agrees with what you’re doing and that can’t happen because there’s so much disagreement out there, so we’ll have a good old-fashioned democratic process debate.”

Baldwin said he fully expected someone else would come forward to challenge him.

“In the past that’s always been the way it has been, I don’t think we’ve ever had an acclamation that I recall,” said Baldwin.

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Bradshaw appeared before council earlier this year to question the city about their policies protecting residents from worksite contaminates David Bradshaw such as silica dust, asbestos and the like. At the time, he was concerned with the lack of response from the city after he and his neighbours’ homes were inundated with particulates from a nearby construction site.

“That’s what kind of got me going, the more I dealt with the city the more I realized how disorganized and confused they are and how they do not have the level of service in relation the number of taxes people pay,” he said.

Having moved to White Rock two years ago, Bradshaw’s professional past includes being president of a provincial union, manager of Vancouver’s police union and having run an independent workers’ compensation law practice.

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29995 Leather Sectional

Starting At

With Storage Ottaman

149

95

Bookcases

59995 Sofa and Loveseat

Coffee Table & 2 End Tables

179 95

Limited Quatities

499

95

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